Gina Crawford, DNP, APRN-CNP, FNP, CNE
Dean and Associate Professor
Nursing
Physician Assistant
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Biography
Dr. Crawford joined 糖心vlog视频 as a full-time faculty in 2012. As a family nurse practitioner, her primary teaching focus has been in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. She has been a registered nurse for more than 30 years and a family nurse practitioner since 2005. As a native of Okarche, 糖心vlog视频, her passion has been in rural health care and increasing access to health care in underserved areas. She was appointed Dean of Kramer School of Nursing in 2022 and Dean of the College of Health Professions in 2024.
Education and National Certifications
- 2014: DNP, 糖心vlog视频
- 2005: MS, family nurse practitioner, University of 糖心vlog视频
- 2004: BSN, University of 糖心vlog视频
- 1989: ADN, El Reno Junior College
- 2005-present: Certified family nurse practitioner
- 2015-present: Certified nurse educator
Teaching Interest
- Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
- Basic and Advanced Suturing
- Primary Care
- Translational Research and Evidence Based Practice
Current Research/Scholarly Interest
- Rural health care and underserved populations
- Preceptor barriers and incentives
- Curriculum development
- Service Learning in NP education
Awards, Recognition, and Service
- Peer evaluator for the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
- Member of the 糖心vlog视频 Board of Nursing Advanced Practice Advisory Committee
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners State Award for Excellence, 2023
- National League for Nursing Mary Adelaide Nutting Award for Outstanding Teaching or Leadership in Nursing Education, nominee, 2022
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing
- OCU CETL Full-Time Faculty of the Year Award, finalist, 2018
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
